NASCAR gets dirty

David S. Wallens wrote: Okay, that was fun.

+1

That was cool.

i gotta find a way to watch it- and SPEED isn't going to replay it for me when i go on my dinner break in about 45 minutes.

novaderrik wrote: i gotta find a way to watch it- and SPEED isn't going to replay it for me when i go on my dinner break in about 45 minutes.

SPEED may replay it in the morning, they replay Sprint Cup Monday mornings anyway.

My night was made when Norm Benning transferred in.

fasted58 wrote:

novaderrik wrote: i gotta find a way to watch it- and SPEED isn't going to replay it for me when i go on my dinner break in about 45 minutes.

SPEED may replay it in the morning, they replay Sprint Cup Monday mornings anyway.

looked on their website... no replays in the next 24 hours... and i don't have SPEED at home, anyways.. i'd have to watch it on the tv in the break room here at work..

I watched a little bit of it last night. That did look like fun.

Only caught the first segment before I had to go to work. Hope they re-air it soon, looked like a hoot.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/07/25/eldora-speedway-mudsummer-classic-nascar-camping-world-truck-series/2585679/

Tom_Spangler wrote: Reducing the available traction makes all racing better.

That is why ice racing is fun.

I was there. What was apparent from watching bits of the telecast on the jumbo screen is that it's much faster than showed on TV. You could see/sense how loose they were. Mid-pack and back was very entertaining to watch because there was just more going on.The slide jobs were happening thick and fast while guys fought for 20th place! I expected far more yellows and lots of carnage ,but it didn't turn out that way. Three and four wide happened regularly, especially after the late models raced and shined up the middle and lower grooves right after the truck qualifying session. You didn't get the LM races on the telecast,I'll bet. Great fun. I highly recommend that you go next year if they repeat this show.

PS. The beer is 6 for $10.

I watched some of it.

It was dirt track, and from what I saw, not great dirt track. If you liked this, you really owe it to yourself to watch some dirt modifieds battle it out. These are the guys that do this stuff for a living, and it shows.

Zomby Woof wrote: I watched some of it. It was dirt track, and from what I saw, not great dirt track. If you liked this, you really owe it to yourself to watch some dirt modifieds battle it out. These are the guys that do this stuff for a living, and it shows.

it was a few people that grew up racing on dirt tracks and a bunch of people that didn't- all driving vehicles that were definitely not designed for dirt tracks. given the nature of NASCAR truck series racing, a few of those chassis were probably on the high banks of Daytona in February...

this race has probably gotten more attention for the lowly truck series than any other single race in it's almost 20 year history, and it got a ton of exposure for the concept pf dirt track racing in general, which will probably pay off for every bullring in the country this weekend in the form of higher attendance to see just what this "racing on dirt" thing is all about..

In reply to novaderrik:
The 18,000 or so folks that witnessed it live all seemed pretty happy with what we saw. I didn't hear any complaining from anyone around my seat other than one guy that wondered "how a late model could be faster than the pros". Cleary a noob.

In reply to novaderrik:

I understand but like I said, if people liked this, they should watch some real dirt racing.

I wish our local dirt track was still open. I would consider prepping one of the Olds for it. Closest track is nearly 2 hours away.

In reply to Zomby Woof:

novaderrik wrote: ]given the nature of NASCAR truck series racing, a few of those chassis were probably on the high banks of Daytona in February...

I heard at least one team say they brought their Daytona chassis because the frame rails are allowed more ground clearance on those trucks, and I guess they thought that would be the hot setup for dirt.

Got to remember too that the LM rule set is written more towards dirt so they should be as fast or faster on dirt.

Many years of basically creating a faster dirt car sure helps the revolution vs a series that has never run on dirt. If you look at the lap records for Eldora, all of the LM records range from high 14's-low 16's VS the 19's the trucks were running

Just the ability to plant that 11" right rear tire on an LM sure beats the semi slide/wheel slip the trucks were doing.

But that is totally not the point of last night. The point was taking a vehicle totally out of it's elements and reminding the American racing community of the roots. Hopefully it brings a lot more people out to their local dirt tracks and they will flock to see their local tracks and racers. I had more people today ask me about dirt track racing than I have in many many years because of last night.

Zomby Woof wrote: In reply to novaderrik: I understand but like I said, if people liked this, they should watch some real dirt racing.

what i saw looked pretty damn "real" to me...

this race kind of took the place of the big event that they put on at Eldora for the last few years- the one where they got racers from all sorts of different kinds of racing, threw them in some dirt track modifieds, and let people watch it at home on pay per view.. they even sent invites out to F1 drivers, but they never seemed interested for some reason... the name of the event eludes me at the moment...

Not being a big nascar or dirt track fan, I really enjoyed that spectacle. I have to take my hat off to nascar on this one, the only thing cooler would be them racing on daytona beach. At least nascar is willing to experiment.